Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication, suggestion, or insinuation.
1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called from the bottle of water of which he has charge. 2. One who assists or supports another in a contest; an abettor; a backer. [Colloq.] Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder of oppressed states. The London Times.